Yesterday, we talked about how the friends you choose to associate with
impact your relationship with God and the destiny He has planned for
you. Today, we are going to talk about sharpening one another and talk
about Daniel's friends.
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*All the following quotes are from Joel Osteen (unless biblical).
Proverbs 27:17:
"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend."
"Our
friends should be sharpening us. Some of you have outgrown your circle
of friends. They for fine for a time, you blessed them and they blessed
you, but now God's trying to increase you and those friends are holding
you back. They were in your life for a season, but you've grown, you've
come up to a higher level, and if you're going to continue to rise, you
have to break out of the rut and cultivate some new friendships."
You
see? We are supposed to sharpen each other. You may have outgrown a
circle of friends (big or small). Those friends are not sharpening you
or blessing you anymore. You don't need to stay around that circle of
friends for long. I'm not saying you should drop them, but you need to
start spending less and less time with them. You need to be around
people who will sharpen you and hold you accountable for what you do.
They need to be stronger than you so they can help you grow in your
walk with Christ. You have to find those new friends and start spending
time with them so you can continue to grow.
"Could it be today
that the thing that's holding you back is you don't have the right
people in your life. You don't have anyone inspiring you, anybody
that's modeling what you want."
"If you are going to become all that God wants you to be, you're gonna have to eliminate any kind of toxic relationships."
Those
friends are holding you back from your blessing and destiny! You need
friends that inspire you to do better than you are, that model the very
thing you are searching for. You need to eliminate those friends who
aren't doing anything for you. Like I said yesterday, you may be
encouraging them, but they are not encouraging you. You are sharpening
them, but they are sharpening you. You are giving them all your best,
but they are not taking it and doing better!
"God has already
ordained the right people to come into your life, but you'll never meet
them if you're constantly hanging around the wrong people."
"Daniel
hung out with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. No wonder Daniel was a
person of excellence. His friends were people of courage, people of
integrity, people that wouldn't compromise, people that had a big dream
for their life! You need to make sure that the people you hang out with
have the qualities you want."
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This
series is TO BE CONTINUED... Tomorrow, we will talk about gossiping
friends; you becoming like the friends you hang around; what a godly
friend is; and a little prayer. Stay tuned for the conclusion of this
series tomorrow, and always feel free to state your opinions or
concerns. God bless!
In Christ,
Rod
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